Thomas Moore in Bath Abbey - 21 March, 1819, in the morning

from Diary of Thomas Moore, 21 March 1819, page 281:

Breakfasted with the Fitzgeralds. They sent for Field, the organist of the cathedral, and told him I meant to attend the service: he went off to prepare something good. Took my place, as we went to church, in a coach that was to set off at one. A chant of Lord Mornington’s sung; a beautiful response, which I brought away in my memory. Could not wait for the anthem.

cite as

Thomas Moore, Diary of Thomas Moore, 21 March 1819. In Lord John Russell and Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 2 (London, 1853), p. 281. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1594030413419 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Bath Abbey

Listeners

Thomas Moore
Poet, Singer, song writer
1779-1852

Listening to

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a chant
written by Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
performed by Bath Abbey Choir
Anglican church music performed by Thomas Field, Bath Abbey Choir

Experience Information

Date/Time 21 March, 1819, in the morning
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:13:33 +0100
Approved on Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:32:37 +0100